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Article 5: Uses Section 5.9: Standards for Utilities Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-94 (b) Evidence applicable minimum local, State, or Federal licensing requirements, including any required Certificate of Need, have been satisfied. (B) Standards of Evaluation. (1) Facility, including any outdoor activity areas, shall be setback a minimum of 100 feet from all property lines. (2) A Type D land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8.6 of the Ordinance, shall be installed/maintained along all property lines. SECTION 5.9: STANDARDS FOR UTILITIES 5.9.1 Telephone Exchanges (without business offices), subscriber loop huts, pressure regulator stations, water and sanitary sewer pumping stations (A) General Standards (1) The design of structures shall conform as closely as possible to the character of the area in which it is located. (2) Building or structures shall conform to the minimum building setback distances for the applicable zoning district and shall not exceed 800 square feet in area. (3) All buildings and structures shall be landscaped and screened according to the standards that follow: (a) Buildings and structures which resemble residential accessory structures must be landscaped and maintained in the character of a residential area. (b) Any outside storage areas must be fenced with a minimum five foot fence and the area screened from adjacent property according to the standards in this section. (c) Lighting in and around these facilities shall be constructed and shielded so as not to shine directly on adjoining property used for or zoned for residential purposes. Electrical and telephone service to the structure shall be placed underground. Types of lighting to be considered shall include, but not be limited to, indoor lights when visible through windows, outdoor lighting, automobile headlights and signs. Devices to shield lighting may include shades, fences, shrubs, trees and natural conditions. (d) Parking areas and driveways used in connection with facilities constructed pursuant to this Section shall either be surfaced or shall be located and maintained in a condition so that dust and dirt will not settle on adjoining properties as a result of their use. Driveway entrances shall be located in a manner that will create as few additional traffic hazards as possible. (e) Screening (i) Buildings, structures, equipment or material shall be screened by either a durable masonry wall, or a fence, or by natural planting, designed to be compatible with the character of adjoining properties, in order to materially screen the uses within the subject property from the view of adjacent properties. 150